Criminal defence in complex cases
Legal assistance and representation at all stages of criminal proceedings, for individuals and companies.
More than 26 years of criminal-law practice
Practice areas
- Tax evasion
- Money laundering
- Corruption
- Abuse of office
- Organised crime
- Fraud
- Cybercrime
- Criminal law
- Drug trafficking
- DIICOT cases
- Digital assets
- Cryptocurrencies
- Blockchain
- Complex cases
- Deception
- Commercial law
- Individuals
- Companies
Stages of criminal proceedings
- Criminal investigation
- Police custody
- Pre-trial detention
- Judicial control
- Searches
- Precautionary measures
- Preventive measures
- Preliminary chamber
- Expert reports
- Motions and objections
- Taking of evidence
- Trial on the merits
- Appeal
- Legal remedies
- Appeal for annulment
- Revision
- Appeal in cassation
- Extraordinary remedies
Defence for people and companies
Assistance and representation in criminal cases, from the first acts of the criminal investigation to the extraordinary remedies.
For individuals
Assistance and representation for people under investigation or on trial, from the criminal investigation to appeal.
Illustration: an individual's criminal case file with fictional data
For companies
Defence in cases of economic and financial offences and tax evasion, with analysis of the accounting records.
Illustration: the document register of a case concerning a company, with fictional data
Digital assets
Assistance in criminal cases involving cryptocurrencies, digital wallets and blockchain transactions.
Assistance at every stage of criminal proceedings
Assistance from the first investigative acts, with a review of their legality and of the evidence.
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Proceedings on police custody, pre-trial detention, judicial control and challenges to precautionary measures.
Learn moreReview of the legality of the evidence and of the investigative acts, through motions and objections.
Learn moreRepresentation before the court, focused on the evidence and on individualising criminal liability.
Learn moreAssistance and representation on appeal, based on analysis of the case file and of the evidence taken.
Learn moreAssistance with extraordinary remedies, under the conditions set by the law of criminal procedure.
Learn moreThe office's principles of practice
“The lawyer–client relationship rests on confidentiality, availability and direct communication.”
Cătălin Chituc
Principal lawyer
Chituc Cătălin Law Office
Fully qualified lawyer · Bucharest Bar
“The quality of the defence depends, above all, on the precision of the analysis and a sound understanding of the case file.”
Cătălin Chituc
Principal lawyer
Chituc Cătălin Law Office
Fully qualified lawyer · Bucharest Bar
“Each mandate is handled separately. The legal strategy is set after a full assessment of the facts, the evidence and the procedural risks.”
Cătălin Chituc
Principal lawyer
Chituc Cătălin Law Office
Fully qualified lawyer · Bucharest Bar
Practice areas
All practice areas
Professional record of the lawyer and of the office
- Years of criminal-law experience
- 26+
- Admitted to the Bucharest Bar
- 2000
- Office founded
- 2003
- Courts before which he may plead
- All
- Stages of criminal proceedings covered
- All
Confidentiality and professional secrecy
The lawyer is bound by professional secrecy under Law no. 51/1995. Communications and documents received are handled in confidence, and data from the contact form are processed as described in the privacy notice.
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